Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | San Diego, California, United States |
Born | San Diego, California, United States | 3 August 2001
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Virginia |
Prize money | US $3,333,974 |
Singles | |
Career record | 74–63 (54.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (October 17, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 68 (May 20, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
French Open | 3R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2022) |
US Open | 3R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5–9 (35.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 264 (April 15, 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 264 (April 15, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2021) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2018) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF (2018) |
Last updated on: 15 April 2024. |
Brandon Nakashima (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved on October 17, 2022. On April 15, 2024, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 264.
After graduating from High Bluff Academy in Rancho Santa Fe, he enrolled at the University of Virginia to play collegiate tennis, but chose to forgo his remaining years of eligibility after his first year. He has won one ATP singles title, as well as the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.
As a junior, Nakashima was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. In 2018, he won two titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit and went on to win that year's ITF Junior Masters, the year-end tournament for the top-ranked junior singles players.
Nakashima graduated from high school, High Bluff Academy in San Diego, a semester early, before enrolling at the University of Virginia in January 2019 at the age of 17. During his time at UVA, he finished the season with a 17–5 record in singles and 20–3 record in doubles. At the end of the season he received the ACC-Freshman of the Year and All-ACC First Team awards and was also a part of the All-ACC Academic Team. [1] After one semester he decided to forgo his remaining years of eligibility and turn professional.
In February 2020, Nakashima received a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open (his first ATP main draw event), where he reached the quarterfinals, [2] defeating Jiří Veselý and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka. [3]
Later in the year at the US Open (his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard), Nakashima defeated Paolo Lorenzi [4] before being beaten by 5th seed and eventual runner-up, Alexander Zverev. [5]
Nakashima qualified into a Grand Slam main draw for the first time at Wimbledon. [6] [7] [8] He lost in the first round to compatriot and 31st seed, Taylor Fritz. [9]
Nakashima reached his first final in Los Cabos, where after beating J. J. Wolf, 4th seed Sam Querrey, 5th seed Jordan Thompson (after saving 3 match points), [10] and 2nd seed John Isner, [11] he lost to 1st seed Cameron Norrie in the final. [12] From this run, the 19-year-old Nakashima became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since a then 18-year-old Taylor Fritz got to the final of the Memphis Open in 2016.
A week later in Atlanta, Nakashima reached his second final in as many weeks but lost to 6th seed John Isner in the championship match. [13] As a result of this good run, Nakashima cracked the top 100 for the first time, coming in at world No. 89 on August 2, 2021, a day before his 20th birthday. [14]
As a qualifier at the 2021 European Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Diego Schwartzman. [15] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 70 on October 25, 2021.
Nakashima qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals as the fourth seed in recognition of his breakout success in the year among players aged 21 and under. [16] In his group, he notched wins against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo [17] and Holger Rune, [18] taking him to the semifinals, before he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in five sets. [19] He ended the year at a career-high of No. 62 and was nominated ATP Newcomer of the Year. [20]
At the 2022 French Open, Nakashima reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, where he lost to 3rd seed Alexander Zverev. [21]
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating Daniel Elahi Galán. [22] He lost a tight five-set contest to eventual runner-up Nick Kyrgios. [23] He reached the top 50 on July 11, 2022 at world No. 49.
Seeded fifth at his home tournament, the 2022 San Diego Open, he reached his third ATP final after defeating Christopher O'Connell. [24] In the final, he defeated Marcos Giron to win his first career title. [25] [26] He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals and won the title undefeated after beating Jack Draper in the semifinal [27] and Jiří Lehečka in the final. [28]
He exited the top 100 on 25 September 2023 despite a second round showing at the 2023 Citi Open [29] and a third round at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open.
He received a wildcard for the Cincinnati Open. At the next Masters in Shanghai on his debut, he reached the third round for the first time in his career, defeating world No. 4 and third seed Holger Rune for his maiden top-10 and top-5 win. [30] Despite this result he fell out of the top 150 on 30 October 2023.
He returned to the top 100 at No. 96 on 29 January 2024 following a title at the 2024 Tenerife Challenger, in Spain.
He received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Christopher Eubanks. [31] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw after qualifying.
At the ATP 500 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell he defeated second seed Andrey Rublev, for his second top 10 win in his career. [32] [33] [34]
Nakashima made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Chicago Smash for their inaugural season. [35]
Nakashima excelled in singles play for the Smash and also paired up with Rajeev Ram throughout the season in men's doubles to help Chicago earn a No. 2 seed in WTT Playoffs. The Smash defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a Supertiebreaker.
Nakashima's father is a Japanese American born in California, while his mother was born in Vietnam and moved to California at age 5. [36] [37]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | 1R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |
US Open | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 7–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 9–11 | 45% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | Q1 | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 1–4 | 0 / 18 | 8–18 | 31% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 6 | Career total: 62 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 17–12 | 35–23 | 13–20 | 5–6 | 1 / 62 | 73–63 | 54% |
Year-end ranking | 790 | 371 | 166 | 68 | 47 | 134 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | Cameron Norrie | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2021 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | John Isner | 6–7(8–10), 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | San Diego Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Marcos Giron | 6–4, 6–4 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Nov 2022 | Next Generation ATP Finals, Italy | Hard (i) | Jiří Lehečka | 4–3(7–5), 4–3(8–6), 4–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | USA F25, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | Maxime Cressy | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Jan 2020 | M25 Rancho Santa Fe, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2020 | Orlando, United States | Challenger | Hard | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2021 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2021 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | João Sousa | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–1 | Nov 2023 | Danderyd, Sweden | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maximilian Marterer | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Jan 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Pedro Martínez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–2 | Jan 2024 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jurij Rodionov | 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2021 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Hunter Reese | Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Evan King | Francisco Cabral Henry Patten | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2024 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Christian Harrison | Romain Arneodo Sam Weissborn | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Season | 2019–22 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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Wins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | BNR | Ref |
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2023 | ||||||||
1. | Holger Rune | 5 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | 2R | 6–0, 6–2 | 122 | [38] |
2024 | ||||||||
2. | Andrey Rublev | 8 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 87 | [39] |
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